A hidden gem among tearjerker songs. Recommended popular tracks.

The Toilet GodUemura Kana

Toilet God / Kana Uemura

The title may be mysterious, but it’s a gentle song filled with affection for a grandmother.

As you listen, you realize the lyrics tell a story, and it even feels like reading a piece of literary fiction.

And that ending to the story—well, it brings you to tears.

In this noisy, beloved worldMakihara Noriyuki

Noriyuki Makihara – In This Noisy, Adorable World [Music Video]

A song by Noriyuki Makihara that delicately portrays the feelings of confronting loneliness.

The story of a person who realizes that scattered words and memories are treasures resonates deeply with listeners.

Released digitally in May 2024, it was chosen as the ending theme for the film “Manga Artist, Mamoru Hori.” Makihara also handled co-arrangement and string arrangement, and Yoshiyuki Sahashi’s guitar performance enhances the song’s appeal.

For those bewildered by partings or changes in their environment, it is sure to be a source of comfort.

Let’s become a familyFukuyama Masaharu

Let's Become a Family / Masaharu Fukuyama (Alto Sax Solo) WMS-12-003

This is the song that became a hot topic in the Tozando commercial featuring a father playing the saxophone at a wedding.

The lyrics are perfect for two people who are about to become a family.

If it plays as a wedding song during the ceremony, there’s no doubt you’ll be in tears.

Sakura SongFukuda Yosuke

2012 All-Japan Band Competition Required Piece I: Sakura no Uta (22nd Asahi Composition Award)

This is also a piece that was chosen as a required work for the 2012 wind band competition.

I love pieces where the lower register of the clarinets resonates and the clarinets really shine.

It brings back memories of that time.

The piece is so heartrending that no matter how many times I listen, it makes me cry.

This piece is incredibly moving.

You’re a grown adult already.Takehara Pisutoru

Takahara Pistol, you're a grown adult now, aren't you?

The album is titled Flowers of Reconstruction 2.

It’s our fourth full-length album.

Whether it makes you reminisce about being 35 or smirk wryly, if, when you turn 35, you become someone who can listen to this and be moved to tears, then you’ve truly become a mature adult.

Also, this is a cheer song, so please let it be a track that encourages a heart that’s grown a little weary.

lonelyAbe Mao

Mao Abe – Lonely [Official Music Video]

Although it’s a song about a long-distance relationship, it isn’t a somber ballad melody—it’s bright and poppy.

You can sense a very happy aura from Mao Abe as she sings with a beaming smile.

Still, when you think about how she holds back the loneliness and heartache to act cheerful, it turns into a song that can make you cry.

I’ll be by your side.Aoyama Teruma ft. SoulJa

Thelma Aoyama feat. Soulja – I’m by Your Side (TOUR “DIARY” Live Ver.)

When this song was released, it became a huge hit, so I think a lot of people know it.

With Thelma Aoyama featuring SoulJa, it has a very striking, R&B-like melody.